Gadolinuim

• Name of the element and how it got its name – Gadolinium, it was named after French Chemist Jonah Gadolin
• Who discovered it? - Jean de Marignac
• When was it discovered? - 1880

• Symbol- GD
• Atomic Number- 65
• Atomic Mass- 157.25 amu
• Protons – 64
• Neutrons – 64
• Electrons - 93.5
• Where is it found – Found usually in gadolinite mineral, or land.
• State of matter - Liquid

• Melting point: 1313 °C
• Boiling point : 3273 °C
• Density: 7.90 g/cm3
• Abundance in the Earth’s crust (crust includes air, water, and land) – Not very abundant on earth.

• Uses & Interesting Facts -
  • Magnets
  • Gadolinium is also used in fluorescent light bulbs and electric bulbs
  • It is also found in many different minerals such as, monazite and bastnasite